I've been diagnosed type 2 diabetic for 7 months. I just started treatment for relapse/reinfection of neurolyme with ceftin. I read on the pharmacy warnings that it can cause incorrect blood glucose readings.
Do you have any experience with ceftin, (or any other antibiotic) giving you incorrect blood glucose readings?
Posted by Keebler (Member # 12673) on :
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I'm sorry. I can't speak to Ceftin.
[- editing here - after rereading your post - I thought you said it could cause spikes but now see you wrote "incorrect readings"
Well, I'm not sure anything below will be of help as I was working with what I thought I had read. Still, this may be good for general information.]
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This book (and other links) may be of interest to you - some of the supplements might be able to help level the effects from ceftin - or anything that causes spikes:
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This book is specific to lyme and other chronic stealth infections. The author discusses the endocrine connection and effects of cortisol from the stress of this illness.
Information on how to avoid spikes in glucose is very helpful.
You can read customer reviews and look inside the book at this link to its page at Amazon.
WHAT IT DOES: Gymnema is bitter in taste, and cooling in action. It improves blood sugar control in diabetics, numbs the taste of sweet completely (for about 20 minutes), and decreases appetite (for about 90 minutes).
RATING: yellow
SAFETY ISSUES: None reported. Should not be used by people with low blood sugars (hypoglycemia).
STARTING DOSAGE:
* 1:1 extract: five to 10 ml per day * Pill: 500-1000 mg three times per day
Gymnema actually means "sugar destroyer." It grows in the wild forests of central India, all the way to Western Ghats and up to the Himalayas.
Research indicates that gymnema stimulates insulin secretion or release of insulin from the pancreas. Japanese studies have shown that it improves glucose tolerance in animal models of diabetes, and other studies show that the effects can last for up to two months after discontinuation.
This herb is a good long-term tonic for Type I and II diabetics. Results are best seen after long-term administration, over six months to a year. I prefer to use it in combination with several other herbs for blood sugar control, because it affects only a few aspects of the imbalance.
In case you're curious, sugar tastes like sand for twenty minutes after you chew on a little gymnema.